Where did Summer Park go to school?

Summer Park studied at Franklin Switzerland (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); Seoul National University (Master's degree, Politics); Sogang University (American Culture, English Literature).

Summer Park

Investor

Venture Partner; Vice Head Professor, ASSIST & CEO, Biyard at Simsan Ventures

South Korea

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145 people in our graph share verified history with Summer — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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About

Venture partner since August 2022 providing Simsan cross-border deal flow from South Korea and India, especially in web3 and female-founded startups. A Seoul MBA professor and founder/CEO of impact-investing advisory Biyard, she is an expert in blockchain, DeFi and NFTs.

Experience

Seoul School of Integrated Sciences & Technologies (aSSIST)Head Professorcurrent2026 — presentSeoul, South Korea
Seoul School of Integrated Sciences & Technologies (aSSIST)Digital Asset and Blockchain Leadership MS Program, Head Professorcurrent2024 — presentSeoul, South Korea
Seoul School of Integrated Sciences & Technologies (aSSIST)Vice Head Professor @VC MBA2021 — 2024
BNK Financial GroupOutside Directorcurrent2026 — presentSeoul, South Korea
Sogang UniversityHead Professorcurrent2025 — present
Simsan VenturesCIO of Korean Branchcurrent2022 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
Biyard Corp.Founder and CEOcurrent2021 — presentSeoul, South Korea
Impact CollectiveJudge2020 — 2024
VingleDirector Of Business Development2017 — 2018Seoul, South Korea
anyractiveDirector of Marketing and Business Development2015 — 2016
IUM SOCIUS, Inc. (이음소시어스)Director of Sales and Marketing2013 — 2014
Supreme Prosecutors’ Office in South KoreaMarketing And Public Relations Consultant2011 — 2013
Media Links - Studio24Editor In Chief2012 — 2013

Skills & more

Venture CapitalMarketing Strategy3Branding & Identity1Project ManagementBusiness DevelopmentPress RelationsTeam ManagementBlockchainEthereumSmart Contracts

Languages 스페인어 · 영어 · 한국어

From Summer's professional profile.

Colleagues at Simsan Ventures

Nakul Garg

Venture Partner; Co-founder & CEO of CrowdInvest at Simsan Ventures

Rancho Lee

APAC Partner at Simsan Ventures

Sagar Chopra

Co-Founder and General Partner at Simsan Ventures

Sahil Chopra

Co-Founder and General Partner at Simsan Ventures

Vashali Shroff

Investor & Head of Strategic Alliances at Simsan Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Summer Park?: Venture partner since August 2022 providing Simsan cross-border deal flow from South Korea and India, especially in web3 and female-founded startups. A Seoul MBA professor and founder/CEO of impact-investing advisory Biyard, she is an expert in blockchain, DeFi and NFTs.
Where does Summer Park work?: Summer Park is Venture Partner; Vice Head Professor, ASSIST & CEO, Biyard at Simsan Ventures.
Where did Summer Park go to school?: Summer Park studied at Franklin Switzerland (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); Seoul National University (Master's degree, Politics); Sogang University (American Culture, English Literature).

Same school

Also attended Franklin Switzerland8

Zachary CefarattiVenture Partner at Draper Associates Anna TalericoPartner at Arthur Ventures Morgan DicksonDirector of Capital Formation at Headline Iñigo Garcia GordobilPartner, Global Head of Investor Relations at Headline Alex PaigeProgram Associate, Energy & Innovation at Bezos Earth Fund Karl LiapunovUS Ecosystem Partner at Startuplab Ventures

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Also attended Seoul National University115

Jinho JangDirector, Quantitative Research at Deerfield Management Company Jaejoon SongCEO at Crit Ventures Dongwoo LeeDirector / Investment Team at Crit Ventures Sungjoong KimSenior Associate / Investment Team at Crit Ventures Byung Geon Rhee, PhDHead of Advisory Board at Adelphi Ventures Management, Llc John YangInvestor at Riverwood Capital

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Also attended Sogang University16

Janice SaPrincipal at Z Venture Capital In-Soo PaikSenior Vice President at Smilegate Investment Georg KrasserInvestment Director at Hannover Finanz GmbH Matteo StegnerSenior Associate at TEV Ventures Álvaro SanzPartner at TheVentureCity Stijn JonkerInvestment Director at NPM Capital N.V.

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